Satan’s back and he is coming for your children—this time in one of his most gruesome forms—a yoga-themed Barbie. In a viral post by Yasmeen Suri, a self-proclaimed new-age Christian renegade, she calls out Mattel and Target for their devious… Read More »Yoga Barbie and the Revival of Satanic Panic
A report that scientists have begun tests on a 300-year-old “mermaid mummy” to identify its origins, has stimulated an interest in the existence of mermaids in Japanese folklore. Tales of mermaids and their more dangerously seductive siren sisters, are firmly… Read More »Is the Japanese Mermaid Mummy Real?
Few places in the world have such a magical effect on our imaginations as forests. The beauty, cool air, haunting shadows, and deafening stillness can overwhelm the sensations. Fairy tales and urban legends have reinforced the idea that forests are… Read More »The 8 Creepiest Forests on Earth
Loveland, Ohio, about 20 miles northeast of Cincinnati, is known for its beautiful river and scenic trails but what many visitors don’t know is the local urban legend of the Loveland Frogman. While this cryptid may not be as well-known… Read More »Warts: The Story of Loveland Frogman
Aden, Yemen, 1963. At the city’s military hospital, Gloria and Aubrey Gibbons had just become parents of twins June and Jennifer. The twins’ relationship was a bond like no other, and what seemed to be the birth of two normal,… Read More »June and Jennifer Gibbons: Silent Twins and The Sound of Unspoken Words
The rat body size has shifted over time offers a glimpse into the habitat of the mysterious hominin Homo floresiensis—nicknamed the “Hobbit” due to its diminutive stature, a new study reports. The findings, based on an analysis of thousands of rodent… Read More »Hobbit Habitat in Cave Full of Rat Bones
For millennia, humans have been fascinated with monsters, be they real, imagined, or somewhere in between. The phenomenon of cryptids—animals and creatures purported to exist despite real hard evidence—is a historic and modern example of this monster fascination. If we… Read More »Which Cryptid Would Make the Best Pet?
It’s hard to imagine two places more different than post-Victorian London and ancient Egypt. However, an accident brought these two disparate periods together in a most unexpected way. A young English girl named Dorothy Louise Eady tripped and fell headlong… Read More »The Life of Omm Sety: Her Mysterious Identity and Reincarnation
